This coastal playground is pristine, with spectacular views and a vibrant foodie scene By ROSANNE BUCHANANGO CRUISING… Hire a boat (about R300 for two hours) and take a trip along the Keurbooms River – it’s wall-to-wall yellowwood trees and spectacular birdlife, plus there are neat and clean lunch spots along the banks. GO WALKING… Visit the Robberg Nature Reserve, a peninsula teeming with sunbirds, coastal flora and fynbos. Try the walks on offer – from 1,5km to 9km, they’re quite strenuous – or just enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the view sites. GO SHOPPING… There are many homeware…
Matthew Ballenden has created a lifestyle that allows his love for fresh, wholesome flavours to flourish. “Fresh Earth is an extension of my lifestyle – that’s why I…
The perfect winter indulgence – organic butternut and Mozambican cashew curry. We cannot get enough of the flavour combinations and smells of this heartwarming dish!
This bananacado smoothie is a great breakfast shake to start a busy day. It’s quick, easy, healthy and nutritious!
F&HE editor Rosanne Buchanan reports back on a visit to this elegantly revamped estate.WHERE IS IT? At the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains near George, Western Cape. THE HISTORY… Once a family country home, it was voted best luxury golf resort in 2011 (World Luxury Hotel Awards) and is a member of GreenStaySA. Henry Fancourt White bought Blanco House (The Manor House) 140 years ago. Sadly, he died a poor man and his only son and heir succumbed to mushroom poisoning in the early 1900s. THE MANOR HOUSE… This is the new R30-million boutique hotel, complete with personalised butler service…
Set among deep ravines, ponds and waterfalls, Makweti Safari Lodge in Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg offers a bush experience that is delightfully different from the norm.Ingrid…
Chef Bruce Robertson’s Scarborough restaurant-from-home is attracting a happy following for deliciously relaxed lunches using simple, sustainable seafood. Kim Maxwell The Boat House, 36 Beach Road, Scarborough. Call 021-780-1789 or visit www.chefbrucerobertson.com. It’s a crisp salt-tinged day in Scarborough, a quiet coastal village near the tip of the Cape Peninsula, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. A white clapboard double-storey has two tables set for lunch and we’re having a celebratory glass of vintage Cederberg Brut MCC. Chef Bruce Robertson is doing the cooking, wine and serving. He’s an old hand on the South African food scene but this is something different.…
Turn the humble boerewors roll into a gourmet treat by topping it with the red wine onion confit, crumbled feta and fresh basil leaves
Sweet for your sweet, sugar for your honey! This no-bake strawberry tart with lemon and vanilla cream is refreshing, romantic and delicious.
F&HE wine and travel editor INGRID CASSON visits Bartholomeus KlipWHERE IS IT? Tucked beneath the mountains near Hermon, about an hour from Cape Town, just off the R44.…